captor

[US]/'kæptə/
[UK]/'kæptɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.captor

Phrases & Collocations

captured by captors

captor demands ransom

Example Sentences

debased himself by pleading with the captors;

his captor threatened to kill him if he didn't cooperate.

Iron ruler??Copper ruler??Used by captor in yamun.

She lashed against her captors, defeating the leaders of the Bando Gora.

Luke and Anduvil overpowered their captors, and forced Kaaldar to administer a counteragent serum to cure Luke of the disease.

The captor demanded a ransom for the release of the hostage.

The captor held the victim at gunpoint.

The captor kept the prisoner locked in a dark cell.

The captor threatened to harm the captive if they tried to escape.

The captor had a tight grip on the captured individual.

The captor was eventually caught by the authorities.

The captor showed no mercy towards their captives.

The captor's hideout was discovered by the police.

The captor tried to justify their actions to the hostages.

The captor's identity was revealed during the investigation.

Real-world Examples

His captors said Sahar Baruch was killed during a failed rescue mission by Israeli forces.

Source: This month VOA Daily Standard English

We implored his captors to show mercy and use their power to let our son go.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2014

Your loyalty to your captors is touching.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

We spit in the face of our captors.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

But just as the prisoners began to run for their lives, an air raid siren alerted her captors.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

One captive allegedly said she was afraid the police would try to rescue them and endanger the captors.

Source: VOA Special August 2019 Collection

His captor took it wrong. " I am not stupid. Nor deaf" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

She managed to escape by drugging her captors with narcotics found in their house. Now, she recalls the horror.

Source: VOA Standard October 2014 Collection

She's shaking off some sleeping pills her captor made her take.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Their German captors starved them to death in their millions; nobody dared mourn them.

Source: The Economist - Arts

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